Interpersonal Neurobiology

This webinar series will outline the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology and enable participants to understand relatively recent developments in our understandings of trauma and it’s neuroscience underpinnings. We will cover information about the brain, and how early attachment relationships can shape brain structure and function.

Learning outcomes include that participants will:

• learn how the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology provides a roadmap for understanding our relative being-in-the-world
• shift towards a view of trauma as residing in the nervous system and not in the event
• learn how Polyvagal Theory informs understanding of our responses to trauma as being survival-based
• appreciate early attachment and how it forms a template for later relationships
• understand the contributions of somatically-based psychotherapy in healing trauma, and
• appreciate how we may use spirituality to “bypass” and avoid dealing with wounded aspects of self

Ron Manley, Ph.D., is a registered Psychologist in Vancouver, Canada who has worked for over three decades in the field of eating disorders, including eleven years as Clinical Director of a specialized eating disorders program for children & adolescents. He has trained as a personal trainer and yoga teacher.

He is now in private practice where he offers psychotherapy, consultation for therapists, and, workshops and trainings. His interests include human potential generally as well as attachment issues, trauma recovery, and spirituality. Further information can be found at his website at www.drronmanley.com.